@Paul *******

because you are the foreigner

I never expect anything from hotel wifi, always get a SIM card

@Jo *********

no interest, live here long term

I got the impression with Covid and everything that about of Thais want to welcome foreigners unconditionally, want to do the reasonable right thing, and hate Farangs and would kick us all out except 2-week wealthy tourists. I guess within the government, they duke it out.

@Henry ********

IDP doesn’t have Thai. Law is that you need a license in English OR an IDP but police may demand anything they want.

We’d be happy for you to stay home.

Also research Luma or any other company you are considering. It’s forbidden to criticize a company in this country, pretty much but…

@Colorado ********

none are reported to US government

@Karim ***

if they require vaccinations and you’ve invested in this, get the vaccine

I’ve lived in Bangkok for a few years, have a thai partner. I’m now on my fourth Thai school, still at the beginner level. I also have a private tutor. The problem is it’s worse than hard labor for me to memorize vocabulary. 10 minutes and I’m ready for a nap. I’m older, but I was like this when I was young, also. I really loved AUA, were you just watch to Thai people talking, no book, no homework. They closed during Covid. I start tomorrow at Rak Thai. Class is five afternoons a week, and I will have to be accountable to memorize a vocabulary from the book each day. Tones and the alphabet are not so bad for me. I went to Everyday Thai, in Sathorn , the teacher moved too fast, and got mad when I couldn’t remember the words, even though I studied for hours every day. The knowledge, in Asok, it’s pretty nice, and one lesson does not depend on the other. However, they have 15 words for each lesson in the book, but the teachers add about 50 more words, which again was too fast for me. I took a sample classes at Duke; they drill the class over and over in about 10 to 12 words each lesson, but they have a waiting list. Rak Thai had an opening, works something like Duke…